Dallas Wedding Inspiration

Dallas wedding inspiration when it comes to your invitation suite then you’ve come to the right place. Adding texture to your invitation is a growing trend in the wedding world and we love these 9 wedding invites that bring invitations to the next level by utilizing unique materials.

Wooden Invitations

What better way to introduce your woodsy fairly tale wedding than by having a wood invitation? There are so many creative ways to get your information on this natural material from ink transfers, letterpress, to wood burning.

Metallic Cut-Out

With so many tools at our disposal now-a-days (thanks crafters), the idea of a gorgeous metallic cut out invitation is within reach. It could be the sleeve of the invitation or a fun detail inside that frames the information.

Natural Papers

There are so many paper options out there now that are natural. From seed paper, pressed flowers, and raw edge handmade paper these elements offer an elegant handcrafted touch.

Vellum Paper

The translucency of vellum is a fantastic material to design with. It can be layered and paired with patterns for a fun, feminine touch.

Lucite Invitation

Sheets of lucite with hand lettering are a huge trend in wedding invitations. It’s a subtle, minimalist approach that captures your attention. Mix it up by adding gold accents or greenery underneath.

Linen Envelope

Linen envelopes are an unexpected surprise to get in the mail. This organic approach is definitely a statement peice.

Pop-Up Portrait

There’s something romantic and storybook like about having an elegant pop-up invitation. It’s a great way to call out your love story.

Linen Paper

Similar to linen envelopes, printing the invite on linen is a fun way for your guests to experience your invitation. It also becomes a keepsake that can be framed for memories.

Wax-Sealed Ribbon

What’s as luxurious and feminine as an invitation wrapped in ribbon and sealed with wax? It’s a beautiful final touch that will take your guests breath away.

Perks of a Downtown Dallas Wedding | The Empire Room

In the past couple of years, the once sleepy downtown after work hours, has become a hot-bed of activity. We are excited to share what downtown has to offer you on your big day.

Location, Location, Location

There are no shortage of hotels downtown for your out of town guests to stay at. And the best part is that they are in close proximity to your venue and some of the best restaurants, activities, and landmarks Dallas has to offer.

Parking, Valet, Taxis, Bike-sharing

While parking might be harder to navigate in downtown. Valet parking, UBER, and Lyft makes it easy to navigate downtown without having to worry about parking. If you’re in to eco-friendly transportation there are several bike-share companies that have come to downtown including Lime Bike, Ofo, and VBikes.

Skyline

Nothing is quite like those beautiful downtown views at night. How great would it be to have the Dallas skyline as the backdrop of your wedding night?

Dining Out

As we mentioned earlier, downtown offers some of the best cuisine and dining experiences that Dallas has to offer. Take the stress out of catering your dinner rehearsal and let downtown provide dinner out on the town.

Unique Photography Locations

The Dallas skyline and it’s landmarks are the perfect place for your wedding photos. Especially if you love the city vibe, it makes sense to have your wedding photos in the heart of the city.

The sweetheart table is the couple’s best friend at their wedding. Giving them a space to relax, eat, and enjoy this party they’ve spend countless months planning, not only that but a sweetheart table is also a blast to decorate. Here are some of the best sweetheart table set ups.

Loads of Greenery

You may not have the budget to cover all the tables in greenery at your reception but you can splurge on your sweetheart table with lush greenery to make it stand out and be the focal point of the room.

Light it Up

Marquee lighting makes a beautiful backdrop or great signage for the front of your table. It creates extra drama and flair and allows a lot of customization from spelling out LOVE to your initials.

Glow

Who can resist warm candlelight? Candles are generally very budget friendly so you can go all out and have varying heights of candles to make your already glowing faces shine even brighter.

As our natural resources are also being compromised more and more couples are looking to make their big day eco-friendly.

Save the birds

Toss lavender instead of rice, plus is smells twice as nice

Invitation Alternatives

Recycled paper or Seed Paper hemp, bamboo, and cotton

Not only be better for the environment but will give you some very creative and stylish looking invites as well. This may be a more expensive option, but your invitations will be biodegradable and eco friendly. Technology

E-vites not only save the planet but you’ll save some green in your wallet as well. You can still customize your invitation.

Biodegradable Products

Disposable plates and utensils are much prettier now a days. You can find so many chic styles of bamboo, biodegradable dining sets. Not only will they not sit in a land field for years, you also don’t have dishes at the end of the night and it’s much cheaper than renting dinnerware.

Buying Vintage

Think about buying vintage for your wedding gown, tuxes, and bridesmaids dresses. Textile waste is prevalent in our fast fashion society so you’d be giving a gown another life.

Farm-To-Table Caterer

Look for a caterer that sources their food local or buys organic. This saves on emissions from trucks who have to ship food across long distances and pesticide free produce is better for the environment.

Engagement Season is Here: Popular Engagement Rings

Gorgeous non-traditional engagement ring are making their way into the wedding world. We wanted to highlight some of the latest trends this engagement season.

Stacking Bands

We’re obsessed with this stackable band trend. This innovative and crazy beautiful double band is customizable for a unique look. What’s great about this band is you can pair it down or glam it up depending on your mood.

Twisted Bands

If you go for a twisted band to complement a simpler setting, this trend gives your ring interesting dimension. Not only does it give added dimension, there’s also more surface area for more bling!

Scrollwork Settings

Looking for a more organic look than a traditional ring, an ornate setting with scrollwork has a playful, one-of-a-kind feel. You will see this type of scrollwork on more vintage rings.

Double Shanks

Double shanks gives any engagement ring a more architectural, fashion-forward feel. It’s an alternative to stacking bands as they are typically joined together.

Black Diamonds

Black diamond stones make a statement in themselves. This unconventional ring is the next trend setter. It works well as the main stone as well as an accent stone. If you’re looking to go with a style that is totally unique and out-of-the-box, then a black diamond with black gold will definitely be the best choice.

Leaf Fall

Taking a cue from the leaves during this season this color palette takes on a beautiful ombre of purple to yellow hues. As an added bonus your decor will match the scenery around you. We suggest using the marsala, orange, and yellow in your bouquet and use the two shades of purple for accent.

Autumn Twist

This is the perfect palette for the couple that is looking to use fall colors with a twist. These fun pops of metallic copper, orange, and teal are paired with neutral colors of timber-wolf gray and pine green. If you’re feeling overwhelmed on how to use such a powerful palette we have some ideas for you. Ask your florist for dark greenery, maybe even use pine and ask for florals that use orange and teal and white. Next use your gray as your base and add glasses and chargers that say have a copper rim. Then add your teal napkins and florals we mentioned earlier. There you have it, an easy way to incorporate this beautiful palette into your big day.

Sweater Weather

There’s something about this neutral palette that has us feeling warm and fuzzy just like a sweater. Inspired by spools of yarn, this color palette while understated is one of our favorites because you can do so much with it. Not only that but it’s distinctly different from your typical fall palette but still feels like it fits right in with fall. We suggest using the greys and whites for the base of your palette and accenting with the green and mustard.

For those of who don’t know, macramé is a form of textile produced using “knotting,” as opposed to methods like knitting or weaving. (How fitting for your wedding ceremony, right?!) This art technique dates back to 13th-century Arabic artists (yes, really!), but it’s really known for its popularity in the ’70s; think back to the days of lava lamps and shag carpet. And in 2017, we’re more than happy to report, this groovy trend is officially back in style—wedding style, that is.

After consulting wedding Pinterest boards, real-wedding features, and our favorite Instagram accounts, we’ve seen macramé (brilliantly!) used in ceremony altars, hanging chandeliers, escort-card displays, and table settings. And that’s not to mention the macramé imitations we’ve seen created in cake icing.

Basically, macramé is the material of the moment. So how do you re-create this trend for your wedding day? First, start by envisioning your wedding style. If it’s tropical, casual, or boho, this trend will most likely coordinate well with your other design elements.

If it’s black tie or glam, probably not so much.

Next, think about where you want to display this look—whether it’s behind you as you exchange vows or front and center at your reception. And finally, consider adding a little something extra to your decided display! Macramé is typically seen in a neutral cream color, so it’s easy to add pops of color in the form of palm leaves, bright florals, or even natural wood.

Put this trend front and center by designing your ceremony structure around it. This backdrop is particularly special thanks to the varying lengths of fabric. It’s perfectly imperfect, don’t ya think?!

Create a statement backdrop that your guests can snap photos in front of! A macramé folding screen does the trick when accented with palm fronds and tropical flowers.

7 Ways You Can Use Water Colors In Your Summer Wedding 2017

In the recent years, we have seen a lot of couples choose watercolor wedding invitations. But now, the fondness for watercolor is growing even more, as brides-to-be are happily opting to use it in the wedding décor.

From wedding cakes to trendy escort cards, watercolors have the unique – almost magical – ability to transform the whole décor. It is also a great option if you’re looking for a twist on the classic elegant wedding theme.

If you have also seen the romantic watercolor wedding invitations, and want to take it one step ahead, here are some ideas you’ll love.

Watercolor Wedding Stationery for the Bride

Apart from the wedding invitations, watercolors can also be used to design the rest of bridal stationery. As it goes, there is no dearth of colors to choose from – soft pink, lilac, pale purple, rose, pale green, cerulean blue, and many more. Keep the theme and color palette of your wedding in mind while choosing the colors.

Add Color to the Otherwise Minimalist Theme

If you have chosen an all-white theme, you can spice things up with watercolor place settings. For example, opt for watercolor napkins and flatware. If the dinner plates are white, then pink or purple hued napkins and flatware is a fun way to try the watercolor trend.

Up the Ante with Watercolor Fabric Table Runners

If your wedding décor incorporates charming wooden tables, you can add to the charm by using watercolor table runners. It contrasts spectacularly against the wooden background and add a touch of whimsy. Not to mention your guests will be left in awe of this unique idea.

Also, it doesn’t all have to be pink – think blue-dipped napkins to match the rose hued flower arrangements. When it comes to watercolors, the sky is the limit. You can even opt for beautiful hand-crafted watercolor paper accessories to decorate the dinner table.

Do Away with Old Rectangular Escort Cards

You can swap the regular escort cards for the watercolor ones. The softly colored cards go well with most of the wedding themes – wooden rustic, elegant classic, or even minimalistic. Again, decide whether you want it to match the rest of the décor or contrast it.

This Season Calls for a Colorful Wedding Cake

If you did not already know – because you don’t checkout the Pinterest trends (shock!), you can enjoy a watercolor wedding cake!

A pale peach and pink colored wedding cake, for example, just reeks of romance! You can choose different colors for the different tiers, or even opt for a multiple-color single-tiered cake. Ah, talk about easy on the eyes and the palate.

Substitute the Old Fashioned Packaging

You can have so much fun with watercolor favor packaging! For example, choose the color blue for favors for men, and choose pink for women. It looks visually stunning and instantly adds a ton of value to the wedding favors.

So here you are. If you can think of more ways to incorporate watercolors into the wedding décor, let us know.

Top Snack Ideas for The Bridal Party on Your Dallas Wedding Day

Sometimes planning every detail leading up to the wedding ceremony takes so much time, that feeding yourself takes the backseat. We suggests if you don’t want to feel lightheaded with hunger while walking down the aisle, consider these easy and delicious snacks to fill you up.

You can either have your caterer prepare these snacks for you and the bridal party, or you can order in. either way, you will be energizes and not hangry on the big day.

Watermelon and Ricotta

Chickpea bites

Looking for a yummilicious protein blast? Choose fried chickpeas that are really easy to consume even if you’re already done with the makeup. A lot of brands offer a wide range of spiced and fried chickpeas.

Smoothie

You can also have regular fruit smoothies but we suggest healthy green smoothies. For a true combination of taste and health, use frozen mango chunks, avocado, coconut, cashews, and water. You will be surprised how delicious these are!

Avocado Toast

It’s super healthy and simply delicious. Your health conscious guests will appreciate the good fat in the avocado, while the taste-lovers will enjoy the perfect creamy flavor!

Asparagus Tartine

Love quick toasts? Give it a yummy twist by adding silky ricotta cheese, and blanched asparagus. It tastes crunchy and fresh, and you can also add herbs for enhanced flavor.

Spiced Cashews

No party is complete without cashews remember? If you’re looking for some quick and nutrient-packed snack options, it can’t get better than spiced almonds, cashews, and peanuts. Really, any nuts will do.

Popcorn, Anyone?

Everybody – we repeat, everybody – loves to munch on popcorns. They are easy to snack on and come in so many flavors – sea salt, garlic, cumin, paprika, and much more.

Homemade Granola

If you think your bridal dearies will enjoy healthy and preservative-free granola, have your caterer make some. Full of organic nuts and dried fruits, you can also serve it with Greek yogurt – making it look like yummy parfaits!

No-Crumb Crudite

For the pre-wedding snacks, you definitely want something healthy and crumb-free. Creamy and luscious Crudite is perfect for that hour.

Salads

If you and your bridal party love eating salads, tasty options are limitless. Fresh vegetables, whole grains, and lots of other good stuff, like this salad – crispy rice, lemon, roasted broccoli, chili, Parmesan cheese, and shallots.

Quiche

From vegetarians to meat-lovers, a quiche can be customized to suit everyone’s taste buds. Best part? They are healthy and don’t make you bloated. You can choose vegetarian options – vegetables & cheese, or bacon-heavy.

Frittata

It may sound basic but here’s why we love it – it’s full of protein and easily customizable! And to be honest, who doesn’t love a fresh frittata?

Transform Your Wedding with Drapery

Drapes of Grandeur

When you’re dealing with a blank canvas or any large space drappery can change the whole tone of the room. It can make your wedding space look elegant and expensive without a lot of effort.

Make it Fun.

Drapery doesn’t have to be one color and look super elegant. It can be colorful, tasseled, or paper mache for a lively feel. It can energize the room and create a totally different vibe. So have fun with it and please your DIY urges.

An intimate space

Create an intimate lounging space by enclosing cushioned seating with large tied back curtains. This makes the space feel inviting and encourages conversation breaking the ice. It’s also a good spot for the guests or their kids to get some time away from the party to recharge.

Sheer and Colored Lights

One of the perks of drapery is how it reflects light. It can create any sort of mood you want just by changing the color shining on the fabric. White works best for this, but don’t be afraid to experiment, especially if your color palette calls for it.

And just remember, it doesn’t have to be thick and heavy. It could be sheer, glittery, or maybe not fabric at all. Don’t limit yourself.